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The discovery raised the prospect that more Hohokam ruins lay undiscovered in south Phoenix. Under state law, an archaeological survey is required before most construction projects can begin. The 100-acre site is one of the last patches of undeveloped land in an area of the city where the real estate market is booming. "The fact that this is such a late discovery makes it extra valuable," said Todd Bostwick, the city's official archaeologist at the Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park.Īrchaeologists found the ruins in November, inches below the surface in a field near 24th Street and Roeser Road where a major subdivision is planned. Dozens of Hohokam villages and farmsteads once dotted the landscape.Īrchaeologists thought most, if not all, of the more than 700 known sites had been mapped. The greatest prehistoric farming civilization in the Americas was located where Phoenix now stands. The archaeologists have finished their work and believe all the human remains and burial artifacts have been removed. The discovery last fall of an ancient Hohokam village and the remains of several humans in a heavily populated area of south Phoenix surprised archaeologists, who had believed there was little chance of finding more Native American ruins within the city.Īrchaeologists kept the discovery a secret for several months while they removed human remains and completed a study because they wanted to protect the site from vandals and looters. Discovery of Hohokam ruins surprises archaeologistsĪUTHOR: Daniel González, The Arizona Republic